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Meditation on Virginia 2018Prev TopicNext Topic
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I was trying to find a way to tease out the year's trends in the Virginia Pick 3 numbers. My original thought was to deflate the numbers in 4 quarters, the way businesses do their numbers. I did that and it was pretty ho-hum. Then I tried it progressively, so I deflated the whole year together, the last 6 months together, the last 3 months together, and the past month together. When I did that, the pattern of the year suddenly became stupidly clear. What do you see? I'll tell you what I see down at the bottom after you get a chance to look at the chart for yourself. Here is the chart:
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Last Month
Tier 3
243(243,324)
Tier 2
141(411) 157(715) 163(361) 278(827) 315(351) 413(431) 563(563) 606(660) 679(976) 902(920)
Tier 1
022 030 041 043 055 124 265 291 296 323 333 334 347 384 391 395 396 425 435 444 462 516 596 609 638 647 678 680 703 716 752 776 789 797 889 909 943Most-drawn straights:
563 appeared 2 times in the list
243 appeared 2 times in the list----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Last 3 Months
Tier 6
243(243,243,243,324,432)
Tier 5Tier 4
129(219,291,912) 278(278,728,827) 341(341,413,431)
Tier 3
041(401,410) 114(141,411) 149(194,914) 204(240,420) 208(208,820) 315(315,351) 334(334,433) 359(395,953) 563(563,635) 580(850,850)
Tier 2
009(090) 012(201) 043(403) 124(241) 156(516) 157(715) 159(519) 163(361) 231(312) 319(391) 323(332) 333(333) 396(396) 425(425) 435(543) 472(742) 596(956) 606(660) 617(716) 628(862) 645(654) 679(976) 714(714) 725(752) 844(844) 896(986) 902(920) 919(991) 927(972) 948(984) 949(949)
Tier 1
016 022 030 046 055 062 078 101 109 121 144 146 177 189 191 200 218 261 265 296 298 330 331 337 347 371 384 392 397 400 404 408 422 428 444 447 450 462 487 490 528 548 578 586 597 609 626 638 647 678 680 700 703 765 775 776 778 789 790 797 828 833 838 868 881 885 889 895 908 909 943 979Most-drawn straights:
243 appeared 4 times in the list-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Last 6 Months
Tier 8
356(365,536,563,563,563,635,653)
Tier 7
129(129,192,219,291,291,912) 243(243,243,243,324,423,432)
Tier 6Tier 5
126(216,216,261,621) 137(173,371,371,713) 334(334,343,433,433) 359(359,395,593,953) 678(687,876,876,876)
Tier 4
014(041,401,410) 042(204,240,420) 043(304,403,403) 085(580,850,850) 147(471,714,714) 149(194,491,914) 208(208,802,820) 278(278,728,827) 285(528,825,852) 315(315,351,513) 319(391,391,931) 341(341,413,431) 467(647,647,764) 596(596,956,965) 628(682,826,862) 679(796,967,976) 789(978,987,987)
Tier 3
012(102,201) 022(202,202) 046(460,604) 083(083,830) 114(141,411) 124(142,241) 146(164,641) 156(165,516) 157(571,715) 163(361,631) 177(177,717) 213(231,312) 275(725,752) 309(309,390) 326(326,632) 347(347,743) 396(396,963) 397(793,793) 448(844,844) 465(645,654) 566(566,665) 617(671,716) 689(896,986) 729(927,972) 881(881,881) 894(948,984)
Tier 2
008(800) 009(090) 011(101) 016(160) 018(180) 030(030) 035(053) 062(260) 078(780) 095(509) 109(190) 127(712) 159(519) 169(916) 179(791) 296(962) 323(332) 333(333) 348(384) 363(363) 378(738) 400(400) 408(480) 409(490) 425(425) 435(543) 444(444) 445(454) 472(742) 487(784) 548(854) 577(775) 578(587) 586(865) 597(759) 606(660) 609(906) 637(673) 638(638) 668(686) 681(816) 778(787) 799(979) 828(882) 889(889) 902(920) 909(909) 919(991) 949(949)
Tier 1
001 013 036 055 056 116 117 121 131 144 151 158 189 191 200 205 218 227 228 230 252 255 265 273 294 298 330 331 337 352 358 364 382 392 393 404 422 428 447 450 462 470 488 497 514 521 533 554 565 622 626 663 680 694 700 703 727 750 765 776 790 797 813 814 833 838 846 868 885 887 895 908 943 954 993Most-drawn straights:
243 appeared 4 times in the list
563 appeared 3 times in the list-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full Year
Tier 11
129(129,129,192,192,219,219,291,291,912,921) 356(365,536,536,563,563,563,563,635,653,653)
Tier 10
243(243,243,243,324,324,423,423,423,432) 258(285,285,285,285,528,528,582,825,852) 359(359,395,395,539,593,935,935,953,953)
Tier 9
134(143,143,314,314,341,341,413,431)
Tier 8
039(093,309,309,390,390,903,903) 135(153,153,315,315,315,351,513) 163(316,316,361,361,613,631,631) 569(596,596,596,659,695,956,965) 678(687,786,867,867,876,876,876)
Tier 7
012(021,102,102,120,201,210) 046(046,064,460,604,604,640) 137(173,317,371,371,371,713) 889(889,889,889,898,898,988)
Tier 6
014(041,041,104,401,410) 096(609,609,906,960,960) 126(216,216,261,621,621) 263(326,326,362,623,632) 278(278,278,728,728,827) 397(739,793,793,973,973) 467(647,647,674,764,764) 469(469,649,649,694,964) 478(478,487,748,784,874) 498(849,894,948,948,984) 637(637,673,673,763,763) 679(679,796,967,967,976)
Tier 5
015(015,051,051,501) 016(061,106,160,601) 022(022,202,202,220) 040(040,400,400,400) 042(204,204,240,420) 082(208,208,802,820) 085(580,850,850,850) 086(608,680,806,860) 128(218,218,812,812) 147(471,714,714,741) 149(149,194,491,914) 158(158,581,815,815) 179(791,791,791,917) 255(255,525,525,525) 265(265,562,562,652) 268(628,682,826,862) 288(828,828,828,882) 297(729,927,927,972) 334(334,343,433,433) 347(347,347,437,743) 354(435,534,543,543) 368(368,386,638,638) 369(396,396,963,963) 408(408,480,804,840) 418(418,481,814,814) 425(425,425,524,542) 472(472,724,742,742) 578(578,587,857,875) 789(879,978,987,987) 919(919,919,991,991)
Tier 4
003(003,030,030) 007(007,700,700) 008(008,800,800) 035(053,305,305) 043(304,403,403) 049(409,490,940) 078(780,807,807) 114(114,141,411) 124(142,241,412) 131(311,311,311) 146(164,641,641) 157(571,715,751) 186(681,681,816) 209(290,902,920) 213(231,312,321) 215(512,521,521) 225(225,252,252) 227(227,227,272) 257(275,725,752) 296(629,926,962) 298(928,928,982) 319(391,391,931) 323(323,323,332) 348(384,483,834) 349(934,943,943) 448(448,844,844) 479(497,794,947) 485(548,854,854) 586(865,865,865) 607(607,670,760) 617(671,716,761) 668(668,686,686) 689(698,896,986) 778(787,787,787)
Tier 3
009(090,090) 020(200,200) 023(032,230) 026(062,260) 047(470,470) 054(405,450) 059(095,509) 072(270,720) 083(083,830) 109(190,190) 144(441,441) 156(165,516) 159(519,519) 169(916,961) 177(177,717) 189(189,198) 205(205,502) 226(226,622) 228(282,822) 238(283,382) 259(259,592) 294(492,924) 363(363,363) 378(738,873) 445(454,544) 465(645,654) 556(565,565) 559(955,955) 566(566,665) 577(577,775) 589(589,895) 667(676,766) 718(817,871) 776(776,776) 790(907,970) 846(846,864) 881(881,881) 908(908,980) 949(949,949)
Tier 2
000(000) 011(101) 013(013) 018(180) 036(603) 044(404) 056(650) 107(710) 116(116) 118(181) 127(712) 133(331) 151(511) 166(661) 191(191) 221(221) 239(392) 273(732) 276(627) 333(333) 335(533) 352(523) 355(553) 357(357) 358(358) 364(463) 393(393) 426(462) 428(428) 444(444) 459(954) 507(750) 514(514) 576(765) 597(759) 606(660) 626(626) 703(703) 727(727) 745(754) 788(887) 797(797) 799(979) 909(909)
Tier 1
001 006 055 088 117 121 232 292 299 330 337 344 377 422 424 446 447 449 488 515 554 555 663 666 696 707 747 755 813 833 838 855 868 885 899 993Most-drawn straights:
243 appeared 4 times in the list
285 appeared 4 times in the list
889 appeared 4 times in the list
563 appeared 4 times in the list-p
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Do you see it? Here's a slightly marked-up version of the chart that shows what I think I see...
Last Month
Tier 3
243(243,324)
Tier 2
141(411) 157(715) 163(361) 278(827) 315(351) 413(431) 563(563) 606(660) 679(976) 902(920)
Tier 1
022 030 041 043 055 124 265 291 296 323 333 334 347 384 391 395 396 425 435 444 462 516 596 609 638 647 678 680 703 716 752 776 789 797 889 909 943Most-drawn straights:
563 appeared 2 times in the list
243 appeared 2 times in the list----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Last 3 Months
Tier 6
243(243,243,243,324,432)
Tier 5Tier 4
129(219,291,912) 278(278,728,827) 341(341,413,431)
Tier 3
041(401,410) 114(141,411) 149(194,914) 204(240,420) 208(208,820) 315(315,351) 334(334,433) 359(395,953) 563(563,635) 580(850,850)
Tier 2
009(090) 012(201) 043(403) 124(241) 156(516) 157(715) 159(519) 163(361) 231(312) 319(391) 323(332) 333(333) 396(396) 425(425) 435(543) 472(742) 596(956) 606(660) 617(716) 628(862) 645(654) 679(976) 714(714) 725(752) 844(844) 896(986) 902(920) 919(991) 927(972) 948(984) 949(949)
Tier 1
016 022 030 046 055 062 078 101 109 121 144 146 177 189 191 200 218 261 265 296 298 330 331 337 347 371 384 392 397 400 404 408 422 428 444 447 450 462 487 490 528 548 578 586 597 609 626 638 647 678 680 700 703 765 775 776 778 789 790 797 828 833 838 868 881 885 889 895 908 909 943 979Most-drawn straights:
243 appeared 4 times in the list-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Last 6 Months
Tier 8
356(365,536,563,563,563,635,653)
Tier 7
129(129,192,219,291,291,912) 243(243,243,243,324,423,432)
Tier 6Tier 5
126(216,216,261,621) 137(173,371,371,713) 334(334,343,433,433) 359(359,395,593,953) 678(687,876,876,876)
Tier 4
014(041,401,410) 042(204,240,420) 043(304,403,403) 085(580,850,850) 147(471,714,714) 149(194,491,914) 208(208,802,820) 278(278,728,827) 285(528,825,852) 315(315,351,513) 319(391,391,931) 341(341,413,431) 467(647,647,764) 596(596,956,965) 628(682,826,862) 679(796,967,976) 789(978,987,987)
Tier 3
012(102,201) 022(202,202) 046(460,604) 083(083,830) 114(141,411) 124(142,241) 146(164,641) 156(165,516) 157(571,715) 163(361,631) 177(177,717) 213(231,312) 275(725,752) 309(309,390) 326(326,632) 347(347,743) 396(396,963) 397(793,793) 448(844,844) 465(645,654) 566(566,665) 617(671,716) 689(896,986) 729(927,972) 881(881,881) 894(948,984)
Tier 2
008(800) 009(090) 011(101) 016(160) 018(180) 030(030) 035(053) 062(260) 078(780) 095(509) 109(190) 127(712) 159(519) 169(916) 179(791) 296(962) 323(332) 333(333) 348(384) 363(363) 378(738) 400(400) 408(480) 409(490) 425(425) 435(543) 444(444) 445(454) 472(742) 487(784) 548(854) 577(775) 578(587) 586(865) 597(759) 606(660) 609(906) 637(673) 638(638) 668(686) 681(816) 778(787) 799(979) 828(882) 889(889) 902(920) 909(909) 919(991) 949(949)
Tier 1
001 013 036 055 056 116 117 121 131 144 151 158 189 191 200 205 218 227 228 230 252 255 265 273 294 298 330 331 337 352 358 364 382 392 393 404 422 428 447 450 462 470 488 497 514 521 533 554 565 622 626 663 680 694 700 703 727 750 765 776 790 797 813 814 833 838 846 868 885 887 895 908 943 954 993Most-drawn straights:
243 appeared 4 times in the list
563 appeared 3 times in the list-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full Year
Tier 11
129(129,129,192,192,219,219,291,291,912,921) 356(365,536,536,563,563,563,563,635,653,653)
Tier 10
243(243,243,243,324,324,423,423,423,432) 258(285,285,285,285,528,528,582,825,852) 359(359,395,395,539,593,935,935,953,953)
Tier 9
134(143,143,314,314,341,341,413,431)
Tier 8
039(093,309,309,390,390,903,903) 135(153,153,315,315,315,351,513) 163(316,316,361,361,613,631,631) 569(596,596,596,659,695,956,965) 678(687,786,867,867,876,876,876)
Tier 7
012(021,102,102,120,201,210) 046(046,064,460,604,604,640) 137(173,317,371,371,371,713) 889(889,889,889,898,898,988)
Tier 6
014(041,041,104,401,410) 096(609,609,906,960,960) 126(216,216,261,621,621) 263(326,326,362,623,632) 278(278,278,728,728,827) 397(739,793,793,973,973) 467(647,647,674,764,764) 469(469,649,649,694,964) 478(478,487,748,784,874) 498(849,894,948,948,984) 637(637,673,673,763,763) 679(679,796,967,967,976)
Tier 5
015(015,051,051,501) 016(061,106,160,601) 022(022,202,202,220) 040(040,400,400,400) 042(204,204,240,420) 082(208,208,802,820) 085(580,850,850,850) 086(608,680,806,860) 128(218,218,812,812) 147(471,714,714,741) 149(149,194,491,914) 158(158,581,815,815) 179(791,791,791,917) 255(255,525,525,525) 265(265,562,562,652) 268(628,682,826,862) 288(828,828,828,882) 297(729,927,927,972) 334(334,343,433,433) 347(347,347,437,743) 354(435,534,543,543) 368(368,386,638,638) 369(396,396,963,963) 408(408,480,804,840) 418(418,481,814,814) 425(425,425,524,542) 472(472,724,742,742) 578(578,587,857,875) 789(879,978,987,987) 919(919,919,991,991)
Tier 4
003(003,030,030) 007(007,700,700) 008(008,800,800) 035(053,305,305) 043(304,403,403) 049(409,490,940) 078(780,807,807) 114(114,141,411) 124(142,241,412) 131(311,311,311) 146(164,641,641) 157(571,715,751) 186(681,681,816) 209(290,902,920) 213(231,312,321) 215(512,521,521) 225(225,252,252) 227(227,227,272) 257(275,725,752) 296(629,926,962) 298(928,928,982) 319(391,391,931) 323(323,323,332) 348(384,483,834) 349(934,943,943) 448(448,844,844) 479(497,794,947) 485(548,854,854) 586(865,865,865) 607(607,670,760) 617(671,716,761) 668(668,686,686) 689(698,896,986) 778(787,787,787)
Tier 3
009(090,090) 020(200,200) 023(032,230) 026(062,260) 047(470,470) 054(405,450) 059(095,509) 072(270,720) 083(083,830) 109(190,190) 144(441,441) 156(165,516) 159(519,519) 169(916,961) 177(177,717) 189(189,198) 205(205,502) 226(226,622) 228(282,822) 238(283,382) 259(259,592) 294(492,924) 363(363,363) 378(738,873) 445(454,544) 465(645,654) 556(565,565) 559(955,955) 566(566,665) 577(577,775) 589(589,895) 667(676,766) 718(817,871) 776(776,776) 790(907,970) 846(846,864) 881(881,881) 908(908,980) 949(949,949)
Tier 2
000(000) 011(101) 013(013) 018(180) 036(603) 044(404) 056(650) 107(710) 116(116) 118(181) 127(712) 133(331) 151(511) 166(661) 191(191) 221(221) 239(392) 273(732) 276(627) 333(333) 335(533) 352(523) 355(553) 357(357) 358(358) 364(463) 393(393) 426(462) 428(428) 444(444) 459(954) 507(750) 514(514) 576(765) 597(759) 606(660) 626(626) 703(703) 727(727) 745(754) 788(887) 797(797) 799(979) 909(909)
Tier 1
001 006 055 088 117 121 232 292 299 330 337 344 377 422 424 446 447 449 488 515 554 555 663 666 696 707 747 755 813 833 838 855 868 885 899 993Most-drawn straights:
243 appeared 4 times in the list
285 appeared 4 times in the list
889 appeared 4 times in the list
563 appeared 4 times in the list-p
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But wait! What about the 129 combo? Yep, that's the exception, isn't it? In 2018, 129 behaved just like I would have wanted combos to behave, nice and smooth, building up to a top-tier combo in the final months. It's embarrassing to admit, but 129 slipped under my radar, especially at the end of the year, when that was exactly the kind of number that I should have been looking for. Rats! These things are always clearer with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight...
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